OMP Strut braces...

[Big Gordy]

Just looked at MTF's picture of the OMP strut brace and that's NOT what I have Now that I think about it I'm sure its a JCW strut brace off one of the racers cars I have Its oval all the way between fixing points where as the OMP one has a flattened area just where the battery would be

[Mon the fish]

I've got the JCM one off a Challenge car, and I had to strip out some of the bonnet insulation

[s-a-l-t-i-r-e]

Never heard of cabrio braces, where do they go...??

[Big Gordy]

There used for holding up your lederhosen....

ahh...well...yes....I've never heard of cabrio braces either

[Big Gordy]

See here...... http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...=51&fg=80&hl=4

[Big Gordy]

or here............. http://www.outmotoring.com/mini-coop...tible_r52.html

[Mon the fish]

Yep, as per Big Gordy's last post above, they connect the strut section of the chassis to the front section. They do make a difference, and for £20 you can't go wrong. 10 mins to fit as well. R53's built after late 2003 have the holes pre-drilled in the chassis, for earlier cars you have to drill them yourself.

If the cabrio flexes at the front of the chassis enough to need braces, the hard top will as well. These and the OMP lower are all you really need IMO. A top brace won't make a massive difference once they are fitted.

[stoney]

Yep, as per Big Gordy's last post above, they connect the strut section of the chassis to the front section. They do make a difference, and for £20 you can't go wrong. 10 mins to fit as well. R53's built after late 2003 have the holes pre-drilled in the chassis, for earlier cars you have to drill them yourself.

If the cabrio flexes at the front of the chassis enough to need braces, the hard top will as well. These and the OMP lower are all you really need IMO. A top brace won't make a massive difference once they are fitted.

thats where you are wrong i felt a big diffrence when i took my brace off my last s to trade it in felt like a sponge when going round the corner so i would say a top brace dose make a difrence !!!!!

[Mon the fish]

It does make a difference, that's why I have one, but not as much as the lower one IMO. Fitting the upper (by far more expensive brace) after fitting the lower, will not increase the stiffness by much.

[stoney]

prob true but i did top first in my old s and then top and bottom at the same time in the GP